Not really - if I had any tilemap structures for the level yet, it would've had a similar effect. The point is this stuff arises whenever you have, like `char

Not really - if I had any tilemap structures for the level yet, it would've had a similar effect. The point is this stuff arises whenever you have, like `char level_data[8][4][10][100]` rather than, like `class level { std::vector<actor*> actors; std::vector<sprite*> background; }`. And storing stuff in large contiguous blocks that can be interesting when misinterpreted is still a pretty good way to write modern games if you don't have OO brain rot.